Chapter 10 Chapter 10: Xu Jingzong Frames Tang Elder Li Yifu to Revise Clan Chronicles

How did Xu Jingzong, an official who sued others with the spirit of nine deaths without regret, abandoning his wife, and reclamation of Jingwei, achieve his goal? At that time, Li Zhi was shocked and said: "Is there really such a thing? My uncle was separated by a villain, and it is normal to have opinions on me. How could it be against me?" If there is, why go against it!)” Xu Jingzong said in an unquestionable tone: "I have considered it seriously and carefully. They have rebelled, and the evidence is as solid as a mountain! Your Majesty is still hesitant, I am afraid it will be detrimental to the community!"

Li Zhi felt a little cold, he cried and said: "My family is unfortunate, and my relatives often have disagreements. In the past, Princess Gaoyang and Fang Yiai conspired against each other, and now my uncle treats me like this, how can I meet the people of the world!" Xu Jingzong looked down at thirty degrees, the corners of his mouth slightly raised. Li Zhi changed the subject and asked Xu Jingzong, "If this is true, what should we do? (If it is true, how about it?)" Xu Jingzong looked at Li Zhi calmly and calmly, and reminded: "The rebellion in previous years is different from this time!"

"Why?" "Fang Yiai, Gao Yang, the smell of milk is dry, how can they achieve great things when they rebel? Changsun Wuji once tried to conquer the world with the late emperor. He was invincible. He has been the prime minister for thirty years. Everyone is convinced. If he rebels, who will His Majesty send to suppress the rebellion?" "..." "Your Majesty, thanks to the appearance of the ancestral temple, it is really the luck of the world to be involved in such a big case because of a small matter! I am afraid that after the eldest grandson Wuji learned of Wei Jifang's suicide, he raised his arms when he was anxious. Gathering together will definitely overthrow our Tang Dynasty. I have met Yu Wenhuaji and his father Yu Wenshu in the past. Yu Wenshu is Emperor Yang's confidant, and Emperor Yang entrusted him with important tasks." Xu Jingzong looked quite serious, "Yu Wenshu didn't rebel, but that's because he died early! Although Yu Wenhuaji was not talented, he conspired against Jiangdu, responded to everyone, and wiped out the Sui Shisheji in an instant. This is all just in the past, and the past is not far away. , I hope His Majesty will make a quick decision!"

Li Zhi was sweating all over. To strike while the iron is hot, Xu Jingzong rushed into Li Zhi's residence happily in the morning of the second day. When he came to Li Zhi, he suppressed his smile and said, "Last night, I worked hard overtime and learned that Wei Jifang has admitted that he and Changsun Wuji conspired against each other." Li Zhi asked him: "Eldest Sun Wuji is a close relative of the country, and he was favored by the two dynasties, how could he turn against him?" Wei Jifang said: "Han Yuan told Changsun Wuji that Liu Xi and Chu Suiliang persuaded you to support Li Liang Wang (Li Zhong) as the crown prince. Now that Liang Wang has abolished, the emperor also doubts you, so he demoted Gao Xing to the throne. Hearing Han Yuan's words, Changsun Wuji panicked and thought about how to keep himself safe. Later, Changsun Xiang (changsun Wuji's nephew) was demoted and Han Yuan committed a crime. Rebellion is the only way to be safe. I feel that the matter is of great importance, so I hurried to test the evidence, and it turned out that all of them are true! I am not afraid of offending my uncle, so please arrest Changsun Wuji and bring him to justice!"

Li Zhi burst into tears, "Uncle, if that's the case, I can't bear to kill him! If I really kill him, how will the world see me! How will future generations see me! (Uncle Ruo Guoer, I will never bear to kill him; If you kill him, what will the world call me! What will the future generations call me!)” Xu Jingzong wanted to laugh, but as an excellent leader of the disgusting faction, he still controlled his emotions, and said righteously: "Your Majesty, just think about Bo Zhao..." Li Zhi was shocked by Xu Jingzong's words, yes, Bo Zhao. Bo Zhao, the uncle of Emperor Wenwen of the Han Dynasty, made great achievements in ruling the country in the Han Dynasty. Later, Bo Zhao broke the law (not rebellion).

Hooligans are not to be feared, but they are cultured. Xu Jingzong went on to say: "Your Majesty, look, who in today's world dares to say that Emperor Hanwen is not a Mingjun? Changsun Wuji forgot the great kindness of the two dynasties to him, and plotted against the country. His crimes are not on the same level as Bo Zhao's." .Fortunately, his treachery was accidentally exposed, and his party members also pleaded guilty." Xu Jingzong accelerated his speech, "Your Majesty, why do you doubt it? Don't decide early! There is an ancient saying, 'If you don't stop, you will be chaotic instead. "There is no room for safety and danger. Wuji's treacherous heroes today are like Wang Mang and Sima Yi; Your Majesty is less likely to procrastinate, and your ministers may become elbows and armpits. Regret is too late!"

Li Zhi was completely shocked by Xu Jingzong's parallelism. He looked at Xu Jingzong with tears streaming down his face, and said only one word: "Of course." He was demoted to the governor of Yangzhou, but in fact he was not allowed to stay in Yangzhou, and he was asked to go to Qianzhou to eat and drink as offerings (yipin offerings).Qianzhou is far from Yangzhou, and Comrade Li Chengqian died of depression here. Li Zhien uses both power and power to flatten people invisible. But soon, everyone ushered in another round of framed by Xu Jingzong. After Changsun Wuji was demoted, Xu Jingzong struck again while the iron was hot, and said in the memorial: "Changsun Wuji's rebellion was not entirely his own fault, but it was probably instigated by Chu Suiliang, Liu Xi, and Han Yuan. Liu Xi is the most vicious person. He secretly colluded with the inner palace and wanted to poison His Majesty to death!" Xu Jingzong accurately grasped Li Zhi's mind, those elders should go, let's go together.Li Zhi asked in astonishment: "Them? Who else?" Xu Jingzong nodded, and said a name that no one had thought of before: "Yu Zhining!" Yu Zhining, conspiracy?

Ha, Li Zhi immediately issued an edict to cut Chu Suiliang's official rank, remove Liu Shi and Han Yuan's names, and exempt Zhining officials. Chu Suiliang, who was in Vietnam, did not wait for any changes in the court. Instead, he heard that his son would follow him to Vietnam.Only then did he realize that the book said that those veteran-level meritorious officials would inevitably be killed if they did not retire, and it was not just talking.The sons Chu Yanfu and Chu Yanchong are coming to Aizhou (Thanh Hoa, Vietnam), so it can be regarded as a kind of reunion! Chu Suiliang was too happy.

Li Zhi only needed them to be demoted far away, but Empress Wu didn't. On the way, Chu Yanfu and Chu Yanchong were killed. Chu Suiliang felt that there was no point in living anymore. He was so depressed that he died of anger.Xu Jingzong, who has been working for Zhonggong, happily went to get a few bones, but you have to know that being a dog is also stressful.After being Empress Wu's dog, Empress Wu should eat and sleep, but the dog should always be on guard against being beaten.It was not easy for Xu Jingzong, he was worried that a man named Zhao Chiman would kill him. Zhao Chiman, a man.

Zhao Chiman is extremely fierce. He once fought a tiger with his bare hands, and the tiger was all over the ground.He is good at riding and shooting, with great strength, running long distances, he was able to catch up with the enemy's horse with both feet, and kicked the horse's buttocks, breaking the horse to shattered bones.Although Zhao Chiman is a warrior, he loves learning, especially his good handwriting.He is a virtuous and corporal, and in Chang'an city, everyone, regardless of gender, age, high or low, loves him. Because of his repeated achievements, he became the governor of Liangzhou.

But this is not the main reason why Xu Jingzong is afraid of him. What Xu Jingzong fears most is the following relationship: His aunt is Han Yuan's wife. His uncle was named Changsun Quan (the younger brother of Changsun Wuji). With Zhao Chiman's character, if he came from Liangzhou, he would definitely tear Xu Jingzong into pieces first. Xu Jingzong has always been troubled by the existence of Zhao Chiman, and he was afraid that if he didn't get rid of this person this time, he would have no chance in the future.He wrote a letter, accusing Zhao Chiman of being a party member of the eldest grandson Wuji and participating in the conspiracy together.Li Zhi agreed to let Xu Jingzong take over the case. Zhao Chiman rushed to Beijing and was dragged into a secret place. Later he learned that this place was the Dali Prison where the wanted criminals were held.Following Xu Jingzong's instructions, Dali Temple officials (who were basically relatives of Li Yifu and Xu Jingzong) began to torture Zhao Chiman to extract a confession. "Tell me, how did you specifically participate in Changsun Wuji's treason case?" "The Taiwei didn't rebel, how could I participate?!" "But you participated, tell me, be more specific." "If you harm Zhongliang, the heaven and the earth will all be angry. A soldier can be killed, but not humiliated!" "Participated in the rebellion, and you still say such things, don't you think you have a thick skin?" "I wish I could kill the traitor!" "You are a traitorous minister, are you still a traitor if you conspire against him?" (begins torture) ... "Tell me, how did you specifically participate in Changsun Wuji's treason case?" "The body can be killed, but the resignation cannot be changed!" "You're still stubborn even if you rebelled, you rebelled, right?" The official looked at Zhao Chiman, who was stripped to the point of bleeding, shook his head, sighed, and helped him write a confession form. After reading it, Li Zhi was furious. The next day, Zhao Chiman was killed and his body was left in the west of the city. Someone sent countless thugs and agents, and anyone who dared to go to the west of the city to see Zhao Chiman would not end well.Chang'an is full of heroes, all gnashing their teeth.At this time, a handsome man came out. He collected Zhao Chiman's body, carried it to a clean place, and buried it properly.He is not afraid of someone killing him, nor is he afraid of someone suing him.This person is the famous hero Wang Fangyi.When he heard that Zhao Chiman was killed, he said: "Luan Bu cried for Peng Yue, which is righteousness; King Wen's burial of dead bones, is also benevolence. It is not wrong to be righteous at the bottom and benevolent at the top!" In Xu Jingzong's eyes, Wang Fangyi buried Zhao Chiman generously, which can explain a problem even more.That is, whether it is Changsun Wuji or Queen Wang, they can be convicted of murdering the emperor.The reason is that Zhao Chiman represents the eldest grandson Wuji, and Wang Fangyi who cried for him is a relative of Queen Wang. Xu Jingzong still didn't dare to kill Wang Fangyi, because the emperor liked him. After Zhao Chiman's death, Changsun Quan also went to Xunzhou. The local officials were instructed to beat Changsun Quan to death with sticks.Empress Wu's task has finally been successfully completed. All those who opposed her walked away and died. Those who dared to speak before are afraid to speak now.The imperial court showed a peaceful side, but the folks were different. The folks had been talking about Wu Zetian's background. After all, the Wu family was not an aristocrat. The noble and the rich are different. The difference between them is that the noble has always been the noble. Even if they are poor, they do not lose their demeanor. Their family education is strict and they are inherited in the same strain. The rich disappear for three generations, and most of them have nothing but money.In the eyes of the common people, it is difficult for Wu Zetian, who is not from aristocratic background, to be looked at highly. In order to make herself noble, Empress Wu came up with a good way. On June 22, the fourth year of Xianqing (659 A.D.), Li Zhi issued an edict to change "Clan Records" to "Surname Records". "Surname Records" has made major changes on the basis of "Clan Chronicles", mainly to raise the Bingzhou Wu surname to the second in the world.In addition, the "Surname Record" does not allow intermarriage between Shandong nobles and Guanlong nobles, or among several minor nobles within. Xu Jingzong believes that in this way, they can skillfully avoid their threat to the court. But later facts proved that if you introduced the indicators so rigidly, the people would not buy it.Xu Jingzong was not reconciled, and proposed that soldiers who reached the fifth rank and above with military merits could directly enter the ranks of the gentry.This is the best for ordinary people, and it fully proves that Xu Jingzong is an informal person.But I can only express regret to Xu Jingzong, he did this for himself.Strangely, Comrade Li Yifu showed great interest in Xu Jingzong's proposal. Li Yifu strongly supported Xu Jingzong's proposal that "officials of the fifth rank and above directly enter the ranks of the gentry". Why? Because Li Yifu thinks he is cheap. Although there are many Li surnames, there are few aristocrats, and the degree of nobility of each ethnic group is different, and Li Yifu belongs to the most humble kind.So, he once cried and shouted to improve himself.He originally hoped to rely on establishing a marriage relationship with others, marrying a nobleman as his wife, and he would follow suit, but when he saw that it was Li Yifu, he directly refused.Li Yifu deeply hated him, so he remonstrated: The late emperor said that intermarriage between big clans is not allowed, they don't listen to it now, they look down on the late emperor! Li Zhi was furious. This practice of destroying other people's happiness without getting a wife won Xu Jingzong's strong support.